Height: 1-2' Leaf: pinnantly divided into sections: green Habitat: Fields, meadows Range: East. Midwest, Pacific Flower: small, yellow, clustered Toxicity: none Surroundings: various weeds and small plants Location: Perimeter Trail; close to the beginning;
about 5 feet off the path, to the left Economic/Ecological Importance: edible
leaves cultivated for salad greens Commonly Mistaken for Black Mustard: the Black Mustard
flowers are a richer yellow-orange as opposed to the pale/bright
yellow of the Winter Cress. The Black Mustard has the clusters
of flowers near the tops of the stems and is more round rather
than tall like the Winter Cress
Winter Cress
Barbarea vulgaris
Leaf: pinnantly divided into sections: green
Habitat: Fields, meadows
Range: East. Midwest, Pacific
Flower: small, yellow, clustered
Toxicity: none
Surroundings: various weeds and small plants
Location: Perimeter Trail; close to the beginning;
about 5 feet off the path, to the left
Economic/Ecological Importance: edible
leaves cultivated for salad greens
Commonly Mistaken for Black Mustard: the Black Mustard
flowers are a richer yellow-orange as opposed to the pale/bright
yellow of the Winter Cress. The Black Mustard has the clusters
of flowers near the tops of the stems and is more round rather
than tall like the Winter Cress